Claims
- 1. An isolated antigen polypeptide comprising at least one amino acid sequence coded for by a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of a nucleotide sequence of the 333rd to 422nd nucleotides, a nucleotide sequence of the 333rd to 677th nucleotides, nucleotide sequence of the 333rd to 1499th nucleotides, a nucleotide sequence of the 333rd to 6371st nucleotides, a nucleotide sequence of the 474th to 563rd nucleotides, a nucleotide sequence of the 678th to 905th nucleotides, a nucleotide sequence of the 906th to 953rd nucleotides, a nucleotide sequence of the 906th to 1499th nucleotides, a nucleotide sequence of the 1020th to 1046th nucleotides, a nucleotide sequence of the 1020th to 1121st nucleotides, a nucleotide sequence of the 1194th to 1232nd nucleotides, a nucleotide sequence of the 1209th to 1322nd nucleotides, a nucleotide sequence of the 1500th to 2519th nucleotides, a nucleotide sequence of the 3351st to 5177th nucleotides, a nucleotide sequence of the 4485th to 4574th nucleotides, a nucleotide sequence of the 5178th to 5918th nucleotides, a nucleotide sequence of the 5544th to 5633rd nucleotides, a nucleotide sequence of the 5919th to 6371st nucleotides, a nucleotide sequence of the 6372nd to 9362nd nucleotides and a nucleotide sequence of the 333rd to 9362nd nucleotides of the non-A, non-B hepatitis virus nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:1.
- 2. A diagnostic reagent for the detection of non-A, non-B hepatitis by antigen-antibody reaction, comprising an isolated antigen polypeptide comprising at least one amino acid sequence coded for by a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of a nucleotide sequence of the 333rd to 422nd nucleotides, a nucleotide sequence of the 333rd to 677th nucleotides, a nucleotide sequence of the 333rd to 1499th nucleotides, a nucleotide sequence of the 333rd to 6731st nucleotides, a nucleotide sequence of the 474th to 563rd nucleotides, a nucleotide sequence of the 678th to 905th nucleotides, a nucleotide sequence of the 906th to 953rd nucleotides, a nucleotide sequence of the 906th to 1499th nucleotides, a nucleotides sequence of the 1020th to 1046th nucleotides, a nucleotide sequence of the 1020th to 1121st nucleotides, a nucleotide sequence of the 1194th to 1232nd nucleotides, a nucleotide sequence of the 1209th to 1322nd nucleotides, a nucleotide sequence of the 1500th to 2519th nucleotides, a nucleotide sequence of the 3351st to 5177th nucleotides, a nucleotide sequence of the 4485th to 4574th nucleotides, a nucleotide sequence of the 5178th to 5918th nucleotides, a nucleotide sequence of the 5544th to 5633rd nucleotides, a nucleotide sequence of the 5919th to 6371st nucleotides, a nucleotide sequence of the 6372nd to 9362nd nucleotides and a nucleotide sequence of the 333rd to 9362nd nucleotides of the non-A, non-B hepatitis virus nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:1.
Priority Claims (3)
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2-167466 |
Jun 1990 |
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2-230921 |
Aug 1990 |
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2-305605 |
Nov 1990 |
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Parent Case Info
This is a division of application Ser. No. 08/324,977 filed Oct. 18, 1994, which was a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/099,706, filed Jul. 30, 1993, now abandoned, which was a division of application Ser. No. 08/769,996 filed Oct. 2, 1991, which was a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 07/635,451, filed Dec. 28, 1990 now abandoned.
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Divisions (2)
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324977 |
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769996 |
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Continuations (1)
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099706 |
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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